The recent novel Augmented Dreams is receiving exuberant praise from readers. Here’s a few of the comments it has received:
Interesting Reading!
By Zoltan Istvan
This book really has some very far-fetched ideas coming out of it- which are just the kind of ideas I like. I thought Kagan’s writing was fine, and I appreciated his grasp on the technology he described. This book helped to solidify some of my own ideas on what the future might be like.
Filled With a Imagination and Bold Ideas
By Nick Ottavio
I found this to be a fascinating and stimulating read, filled with imagination and bold ideas. The author weaves everything from ancient Sumerian mythology, artificial intelligence, psychedelic mushrooms, and nanotechnology into a compelling narrative which, by the end, had me unable to put the book down.
Set in a plausible yet startling near-future, the novel draws out some of the possible consequences of contemporary trends in neurobiology, virtual reality, and consciousness studies. Avoiding the extremes of both “hard” and “soft” sci-fi, the scientific and technical elements are successfully subordinated to the larger objective of telling an engaging and thought-provoking story.
Augmented Dreams Is the Real Deal.
By Chebb
In the year 2048 and gaming has literally become a part of our brains, as the net is accessed by many through neural implants. Virtual reality and the natural world have been weaved together, making them an almost narcotic for some, while a plague to be avoided at all costs for others. In Augmented Dreams, the author imagines a world that sees nano creatures inhabiting our brains and engaging in biological warfare for self-preservation against their creators. But, who, indeed, is the enemy: Our creations…or is it us? Is technology good or bad…or do we make it so?
Your view of the future will change after reading this book.
By Jonathan W Cole
Personally, I think this book is a masterpiece. I will read it again periodically and to my grandchildren. Engaging characters, exciting plots in a seamless future that seems likely or perhaps inevitable. The only way to understand our current present is to study deeply about our possible futures, and this book is a gem in the crown of that context.